Serial numbers on Virginian Railway lanterns

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A great-uncle, J.B. Cummings, was a Virginian engineer and encouraged  my 
granddad, W.R. Bloyd to leave Arkansas in 1923 and come to Victoria to work  
for the Virginian. According to Granddad, shortly after he and  Grandma 
arrived in Victoria, J. B. lost a switch key and quit in a huff  over the $8 
fine. He and great-aunt Gaston left Victoria and he went to  work for the 
Western Maryland in Elkins, WVA, and eventually wound up in Utah  with the Union 
Pacific, from which he retired.
 
Greg Harrod
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In a message dated 9/25/2012 8:52:06 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:

Things like lanterns, rule books, & switch keys,  were signed for on lots 
of railroads. In some cases, if an employee lost a  key, or lantern, he might 
be charged a small fee to get another one from the  company.
 
Good luck!
 
Jeff  Sanders 

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